Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-10-31
THEY FELL rcurY FEET.

A LOFTY scaFro,p BRK,ks pows AND rwo MN ana
rsscrrrraHHD 10 rHE GHorSD AND Ana ssSrousIr
INJURED
This morning about 1850 O'Clock q s,rous acci-
dent occurred In the anchor shop &C the navy.
yard In which Edward EluS . carpe tst.
and J. l. Prather, q iaborer. were SERIOUSLY TN
jured The men were al work on q scsfold about
forty feet from the moor. raising the roof of tie
shop, when the scanolding gave way, ana tbey
were previptated 10 the noor with pie OF bricks
mortar and boards The injured men were taken
20 the dispensary IN the yard where they were at
tended by surgeon wolverton and Francis wooa,
Jersey avenue northwest, received q severe cut
under the right eye, had bis hight arm hurt and
VA, was probably internally n inlar.l rI.thsr, who
right Veg and arm injured and Was also b ,dly
shaken up. Both men were moved 20 Their
homes In the police ambulance.
The building on which the men wers Of work Is
the one destiaed 70 contain the mammoth travei-
ing crane tor the ordnancr foundry. some months
would be reached In an effort 20 obtain a secure
found ttton tor the crane 10 n now stated that
such Is the case. and that In consequence the
foundation for the crane had 20 be built up higher
than was ~ nrst inlended, thereby rendering
necessary the raising Of the root OF tHe building.
Eugene AsAson's Sudden peAsh.
coHoxRkS rnrsfcIAx FoknAp FINDS POISON IN rBn
psAp nASS STOMACH.
press dispatch from Philadelphia briefly an
nounced that Eugene Ashton, elocutionist aged
twenty-five, died there OF heart disease SATURDAY.
number OF Kentucky people seen here to-day
know nothing further concerning the death Of
M. Aahton than that contained In the brsef tele-
efam: A lady prominent In or1ciai society SAID
that MI. Ashton was born IL Flemingsburr. Flem-
Ing County, ky- small Town between Cincinnati
ana LOUISVILLE . Young lady who was associated
OF the sweetest characters I ever knew, and
knew him very we'll" private letter received
here Thursday last week says Mr.. Ashton read
ike The rest OF folis ana maze I S,mss
sns guests ,,s and prctussly promised %
he was on his way to this city when he was fatally
overtaken The Tier saw him at Asbury PARK
In september, where he was staying Win some
dlstrait then, and wandered about the plank-walg
with sad air and pained pathetic hook about his
white face. Mr.: Ashton was well-known here IN
social Circles MA whitney Introduced him 60 n
distinguished party OF ladies Afternoon after
luncheon party at her house. when he gave some
OF his readings Mrs Carlisle invited a large
party 10 hear aim In The Riggs House parlors one
morning duiing the season, ana he read several
lanes Al MI. W. W. Corcorans request for the la
dies OF the Louise Home. There are many good
people here whose hearts will be sad Tor tnr young
life 50 suddenly stricken down, and The death of
one who aroused no antagonislls, and whose rec
ord Is without guile and without ofIeuses
WAS IT A CASE 90 SUICIDE
The Philadelphia Press OF to-day says: "Coroner's
Physician Formal made a post morton examina-
ton yesterday morling on the body OF Eugene
Ashton, who died on saturday Immediately siter
having been admitted 70 the Pennsy hospit al
Dr. torluad said yesterday afternoon That he mad
iound undoubted traces OF poison, although he DID
not say what the poison was. Dr. Formal SAID
that nothing further was known OF The Case out
side OF what has been published, and OF course ne
| could not say whether The poison had been taken
With suicidal intent"